Thank you, Ed, for giving this recording. Of course it is much easier to play Weiss (or baroque lute music in general) if you have a guitar with additional basses. A "normal" guitar has it restrictions, but anyway Weiss stays beautiful music even on such an instrument. I've begun to play Weiss and to estimate him through playing his music on a concert guitar. Also I'm not a virtuoso on it, many of the Weiss suites worked very well on it. In my eyes the main problem is how musically these adaptions are played and if they have the baroque spirit that Weiss has.
Regarding Schneeweiss I can only add, that his paraphrases of Weissian music had been one of the main causes I have turned to the (baroque) lute. I feeled that his recordings doesn't fit at all the spirit of this music and I wanted to learn how it sounded and how it should be played. Best Markus On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 17:15:13 -0500, Edward Martin wrote: EM> In terms of Weiss on guitar, I would like to recommend a fine new recording EM> of Weiss, on guitar, by my baroque lute duet partner, Paul Berget. This EM> new recording is on 11 course guitar, a new invention by Terry EM> Schumacher. It is a lightly strung classic guitar, 11 string. It is the EM> most convincing recording I have thus heard of Weiss, as it is played by a EM> musician who understands both guitar and lute. It is very stylish, and EM> well done. EM> EM> The G major suite he recorded is the first ever of this piece. Please give EM> it a listen! EM> EM> It can be heard on Magnatune at: EM> http://www.magnatune.com/artists/paul_berget EM> EM> ed EM> EM> EM> At 05:44 PM 4/6/2005 +0200, Markus Lutz wrote: EM> >Hello, EM> >I'm really not sure if the guitar isn't able to play Weiss. EM> >Of course you'll have to change the bass lines and maybe other things too, EM> >but I think if someone takes care of the music and it's idiom, there is no EM> >problem. EM> >Schneeweiss doesn't count as any proof, as he really plays what he wants EM> >to play. He kind of improvises on themes of Weiss - it has to do nothing EM> >at all with baroque music. EM> > EM> >But I know of some guitarist that really care about the music and might EM> >get some good results.. EM> >There is one CD by David Tannenbaum with Weiss - I don't know it -, and I EM> >am in contact with a German guitarist who has found Weiss and wants to EM> >record three suites of it. EM> >Even one of the most difficult late ones in d minor. EM> >I hope to hear him end of April and then can tell more. EM> > EM> >Best EM> >Markus EM> > EM> >On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:22:21 -0600, Michael Thames wrote: EM> > EM> >MT> >Better not! I don't think Weiss works well on a guitar. It's >too EM> >idiomatic EM> >MT> >to the lute. There is a peculiar series of recordings by a >certain EM> >MT> >Schneeweiss EM> >MT> (http://www.sozialprojekte.de/klassische-musik/artist-Kurt+Schneewei%DF) EM> >MT> >who recorded much music of Weiss on guitar >("modified") .. EM> >MT> EM> >MT> >Thomas EM> >MT> EM> >MT> Thomas, I totally agree. However there are a few things that fit EM> >well on EM> >MT> the guitar, it seems though these are only fragments of different EM> >sonatas. EM> >MT> I think the solution for guitarist, who insist on assimilating Weiss EM> >into EM> >MT> the guitar repertoire at all costs, should perhaps look into the EM> >possibility EM> >MT> of a 13 string guitar. If us lutenist's can go from 6 to 13 courses, is EM> >MT> this too much to ask of guitarist's? EM> >MT> I think that if a virtuoso guitarist where to just specialize in this EM> >MT> repertoire he would have a career waiting. EM> >MT> Michael Thames EM> >MT> www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com EM> >MT> ----- Original Message ----- EM> >MT> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EM> >MT> To: <[email protected]> EM> >MT> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 1:10 AM EM> >MT> Subject: Weiss on guitar (was: Willams Concert) EM> >MT> EM> >MT> EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > Better not! I don't think Weiss works well on a guitar. It's too EM> >idiomatic EM> >MT> > to the lute. There is a peculiar series of recordings by a certain EM> >MT> > Schneeweiss EM> >MT> > (http://www.sozialprojekte.de/klassische-musik/artist-Kurt+Schneewei%DF) EM> >MT> > who recorded much music of Weiss on guitar ("modified") .. EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > Thomas EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> am 05.04.2005 01:07:13 EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > An: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Lute net" EM> >MT> > <[email protected]> EM> >MT> > Kopie: EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > Thema: Re: Willams Concert EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > Similarly marketed out of proportion, I suppose.... EM> >MT> > RT EM> >MT> > It's called supply and demand. EM> >MT> > Michael Thames EM> >MT> > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com EM> >MT> > ----- Original Message ----- EM> >MT> > From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EM> >MT> > To: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute net" EM> >MT> > <[email protected]> EM> >MT> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 3:45 PM EM> >MT> > Subject: Re: Willams Concert EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > EM> >MT> > > > I catch JW on the radio once in a while. To this day I cannot figure EM> >MT> > out EM> >MT> > > > what's the big deal about this dude.... EM> >MT> > > > RT EM> >MT> > > > He's a legend, kind of like the Who. EM> >MT> > > > Michael Thames EM> >MT> > > > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com EM> >MT> > > Similarly marketed out of proportion, I suppose.... EM> >MT> > > RT EM> >MT> > > EM> >MT> > > -- EM> >MT> > > http://polyhymnion.org/torban EM> >MT> > > EM> >MT> > > EM> >MT> > > EM> >MT> > > EM> >MT> > > > EM> >MT> > > > EM> >MT> > > >>> I here John Williams once again delivered the goods last night in EM> >MT> > San EM> >MT> > > >>> Francisco. Opening with six of his own pieces, with an, on the end EM> >MT> of EM> >MT> > > >>> your seat, flawless rendition of the Chaconne. At 64 that's EM> >amazing. EM> >MT> > Two EM> >MT> > > >>> sold out concerts at Herbst theater, anyone catch that one? EM> >MT> > > >> I catch JW on the radio once in a while. To this day I cannot EM> >figure EM> >MT> > out EM> >MT> > > >> what's the big deal about this dude.... 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